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Tuesday, July 21, 2015

DIY: Star Wars Lightsaber Earrings

Tutorial: Star Wars Lightsaber Inspired Earrings

July 2015

I had been trying to think of a Star Wars themed jewelry craft,
and I had found lighsaber party favors made using 6-inch light sticks.While doing an unrelated search, I found
2-inch light sticks on eBay and figured I could make earrings out of them.These are very easy to make, and I gave out
my entire supply at San Diego Comic-Con.I will definitely be making more for the release of A Force Awakens’
release this December if not sooner. I'll be at D23 Expo this year, so I might make some more for that weekend!

I wanted to share a tutorial so you can make some for yourself.

Supplies

Supplies:

2-inch lightsticks – 1 pair

Kidney-style earring hooks – 1 pair

1-inch eye pins – 1 pair

Black Electrical tape

Silver tape

E6000 glue or similar

Directions:

1. Cut a
strip of electrical tape approximately 1 to 1 ½ inches long.

2. Partially
wrap the lightstick with electrical tape

3. Put a
strip of glue on the eyepin (I dipped the pin into the glue container)

4. Place
the pin as close to the lightstick as possible and finish wrapping the
electrical tape around the lightstick.

5. Cut 1 or 2
strips of the silver tape approximately 1 to 1 ½ inches long. (Depending
on the width of your silver tape, you may need to cut the strip again
lengthwise)

6. Wrap 1 strip of silver tape around the top edge of the electrical tape.

7. Wrap the second strip of silver tape near the bottom of the electrical tape.

I chose the kidney style earring hooks because they allow
for quick and easy replacement of the lightsabers since the lightsticks are
one-time use.Of course, you can wear
these without lighting the sticks, too!

You can help me decide which colors to make for future earrings. Please vote on the poll below.